Parliament proceedings | Really unhappy, bids to make Chair dysfunctional won’t succeed: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on February 8 expressed disappointment when his non-partisan method was questioned by an MP, however stated he wouldn’t be cowed down by makes an attempt to make the Chair dysfunctional.

When the Rajya Sabha met for the day, Vijai Sai Reddy of the YSR Congress sought to increase sure remarks made by a TDP member just a few days in the past and demanded motion.

Without naming anybody or pointing to the remarks, Mr. Reddy raised the difficulty by a degree of order.

He stated objectionable elements ought to be expunged from the information.

Mr. Naidu stated this was not a degree of order subject and the member ought to write to him.

He promised to study the file and expunge something that’s discovered objectionable.

Mr. Reddy, nevertheless, was not happy and continued to converse regardless of his mike being turned off and the Chair ordering that nothing would go on file.

During this time, Mr. Reddy solid aspersions on the Chair.

“You are saying the chairman is biased,” Mr. Naidu remarked.

Later, Jairam Ramesh of the Congress stated sure references had been made on the Chair by the member. “They were highly objectionable references. I would request you to take note and take action.” He was joined by different members who too demanded an motion.

Mr. Naidu stated he felt “really sad today.” “Never has it happened [before],” he stated.

Explaining the process, he stated if something objectionable is claimed contained in the House throughout a debate or dialogue, the identical could be introduced to the discover of the chairman, who after inspecting it might expunge such remarks.

“To my knowledge, nobody raised an objection or protested. Nothing was brought to my notice,” he stated, referring to the objectional assertion just a few days again.

“Yet, the same can be brought to the notice of the chairman even later,” he stated, including “A notice can be given.”

“I would go through it and take appropriate action,” he stated. “But this sought of [remarks], in spite of the chairman saying this is not done, [the member continued to] continuously make allegations.” The thought, he stated, is to make the chairman “dysfunctional”.

Mr. Naidu went on to state that he has no downside if motion is initiated for no-confidence within the chairman in accordance to the principles.

“But I will not be cowed down by this sort of effort to make the chairman dysfunctional,” he stated.

He stated he had resigned from the BJP earlier than accepting the put up.

“Since then I have not been going to political programmes or attending such functions that were affiliated to a particular political party… because of this constitutional responsibility,” he stated.

This, he stated, was correct in his opinion and he has adopted it until now.

“But suddenly if somebody says, ‘your body is here, the heart is there’… My heart is with the country, my heart is with the Constitution, my heart is with the people of India. I don’t worry about this, but as a human being, it pains,” he stated. “I feel really sad.”